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Pull The Train! — November 2014 Newsletter For The Society Of Old Farts and Jackasses AMAZING! Fan Club

Posted on November 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

FOUNDERS CORNER: Possessing roots traced back to the Protestant Reformation of Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and his famous The Ninety Five Theses, John Calvin and his Institutes of the Christian Religion and Calvinism, and other early Protestant Reformers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fan Club Newsletter | Tagged 9-11, 9-11-2001, Alabama, Apostles Creed, Bach, Barbara Fairchild, Bavaria, Bill Anderson, Billy Sherrill, Boston, Christmas, Civil War, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cowboy Copas, Donna Fargo, Dublin, Eddie Rabbitt, England, Ernie Ashworth, FDR, Felix Mendelssohn, Florida, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington, Germany, Gordon Lightfoot, Gram Parsons, Grand Ole Opry, Guy Clark, Henry Alford, Homer, Ireland, Israel, Jean Shepard, Jerusalem, Johann Sebastian Bach, John F. Kennedy, John Kennedy, Johnny Cash, Manhattan, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Massachusetts, Merle Travis, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, MLK, Narvel Felts, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, New England, New York, New York City, NYC, Odessey, Patti Page, Pilgrims, Plymouth, Plymouth Rock, Protestant Reformation, Pulitzer Prize, Reformation, Ronnie Milsap, Roy Acuff, Roy Rogers, Ryman Auditorium, Saint Augustine, Salvation Army, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Stonewall Jackson, Stringbean, Tennessee, Texs, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Dy, The Netherlands, Will Rogers, World Trade Center | 33 Comments

Spotlight Legend Of The Month For October 2014 — George Hamilton IV “The International Ambassador Of Country Music”

Posted on October 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 17th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) INTRODUCTION: Classic Country Music just lost one of its recognized most popular Grand Ole Opry Members, George Hamilton IV, who died from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Abilene, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Billy Graham, Bob Luman, Boots Randolph, Buddy Holly, Canada, Charlie Louvin, Chet Atkins, Country Music, Country's Family Reunion, Dallas, England, Ernie Ashworth, Folk Music, Fort Worth, George Hamilton IV, Gordon Lightfoot, Grand Ole Opry, Houston, Joan Baez, John D. Laudermilk, Larry's Country Diner, Nashville, North Carolina, Patsy Cline, Paul Revere, Peter Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Skeeter Davis, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Stonewall Jackson, Tennessee, Texas, The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, The Kingston Trio, The Louvin Brothers, The Smothers Brothers | 352 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1969

Posted on March 2, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

WINSLOW HOMER: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1969 saw the Smithsonian Institute display artwork by Winslow Homer, who was highly regarded as one of the most prominent 19th Century American Painters, and was most famous for his landscapes, marine … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Acadamy Awards, Arlo Guthrie, Bill Anderson, Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, Broadway, Buck Owens, California, Carl Perkins, Charley Pride, CMAs, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, Dustin Hoffman, Elvis Presley, England, Eric Clapton, Gilligan's Island, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Hee Haw, Jack Greene, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Jon Voight, June Carter Cash, Kentucky, Kris Kristofferson, Led Zeppelin, London, Loretta Lynn, Louis Armstrong, Memphis, Merle Haggard, Muppets, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Neil Young, New Jersey, New York, New York City, NYC, Oscars, Paul McCartney, Playboy, Playboy Magazine, Richie Valens, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone Magazine, Ryman, Ryman Auditorium, Scooby-Doo, Sesame Street, Shel Silerstein, Smithsonian Institute, Sonny James, Tammy Wynette, Tennessee, The Beatles, The Brady Bunch, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, The Statler Brothers, Tompall Glaser, Waylon Jennings, Winslow Homer, Woodstock | 8 Comments

Historic Country Music Jubilees, Jamborees, Barn Dances, And Hoedowns To Remember

Posted on February 26, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

PURPOSE: The Society of Old Farts and Jackasses decided since one of our claims to fame is to try to help preserve the history of Traditional Country Music that we should write a Feature on some of the Jubilees, Jamborees, … Continue reading →

Posted in Special Events | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Andy Griffith, Andy Williams, Art Carney, Barbara Mandrell, Bill Anderson, Bill Haley, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, Bluegrass, Bob Hope, Bobby Osborne, Branson, Brenda Lee, Broadway, Buck Owens, Canada, Carl Perkins, Carl Smith, Charlie Pride, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cole Porter, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cowboy Copas, Dave Dudley, David Houston, Dolly Parton, Don Gibson, Eddy Arnold, Elton Britt, Elvis Presley, Flatt and Scruggs, Floyd Tillman, Folk Music, Frank Sinatra, Garth Brooks, Gene Autry, George Morgan, Gordie Tapp, Gordon Lightfoot, Gospel Music, Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa Jones, Grant Turner, Greenwich Village, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Hee Haw, Hollywood, Homer and Jethro, Illinois, Jackie Gleason, Jean Shepard, Jim Ed Brown, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Wakely, John Lair, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Kenny Price, Kentucky, Leroy Van Dyke, Little Jimmy Dickens, Lulu Roman, Margo Smith, Martha Carson, Merle Travis, Minnie Pearl, Missouri, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nashville Sound, National Barn Dance, New York, New York City, NYC, Ohio, Oklahoma, Opryland, Ozark Jubilee, Patsy Cline, patsy Montana, Pee Wee King, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Porter Wagoner, Prairie Ramblers, Ralph Emery, Ray Price, Red Foley, Red Sovine, Rex Allen, Roy Acuff, Roy Clark, Shania Twain, Sonny James, Tammy Wynette, Tennessee, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tex Ritter, The Carter Family, The Judds, The Stump Jumpers, Tony Awards, Wanda Jackson, Webb Pierce, West Virginia, Willie Nelson | 24 Comments